Gilpost · Taebaek-si, Hwangji-dong
Korean
Insam Dakgalbi
인삼닭갈비 Insam means ginseng and dakgalbi is chicken galbi; here it comes Taebaek-style as a brothy hot pot topped with vegetables and a few pieces of ginseng.
Compiled from 6 blog posts read in fullSources →
A Taebaek-style mul-dakgalbi house on Saesijang-gil in Hwangji-dong, about a seven-minute walk from Hwangji Pond. The ginseng dakgalbi, a heap of vegetables simmered in stock at the table, is 10,000 won a portion, and most diners add noodles and finish with fried rice (2,000 won). We read 30 posts from February 2025 to October 2026; 14 were festival lists or ads with nothing about this place and were set aside. Six describe an actual meal, from May 2025 to August 2026.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address강원특별자치도 태백시 새시장길 14 (황지동)14 Saesijang-gil, Taebaek-si, Gangwon-do
- Phone033-553-3096
- Typical spend₩2,000 – ₩10,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 115 m² · Status In business
What sets it apart
- All five posts that talked about price called it cheap: one compared it with roughly 15,000 won a portion back home in Icheon, another with the price of a coffee. The 10,000-won portion price held steady from February to August 2026.
- All three posts that described the room mention private rooms besides the main hall, one putting capacity at about 16 people and another counting two rooms. Two called the place roomy.
- Side dishes include white kimchi, radish kimchi and dongchimi; two posts got refills. One says sweet rice punch arrived free after the meal.
- Two posts stress how much vegetable comes piled on the pan; the chicken sits underneath and is hard to spot at first.
2 more
- One solo diner wrote that mul-dakgalbi needs at least two portions and ordered two (20,000 won) alone; no other post addressed it.
- One post walked over from Taebaek Station, 13 minutes away, before catching the train home.
What 6 bloggers said
insam dakgalbi
Not expensive
We read all 6 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (5) and “Roomy” (2).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Private room 3 of 6 posts
- Free refills 2 of 6 posts
- Takeout 1 of 6 posts
- A minimum number of portions on the first order 1 of 6 posts
- Complimentary tea or drink 1 of 6 posts
- Staff cook it at your table 1 of 6 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 6 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
1 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 1 of 6 posts |
|---|
Only one post covered parking, saying there was plenty of room in front and nearby; nobody says whether there is a dedicated lot.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 2 of 6 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 6 posts
- Date 1 of 6 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
From the station
1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
No post says what floor the restaurant is on — not that it's unusual, just that nobody wrote it down.
Nobody mentioned steps, a threshold or wheelchair and stroller access at the entrance. We don't know.
No post says where the toilet is or whether it is separated by gender.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves2 of 6 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way4 of 6 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 16 posts we gathered, 10 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
What we do not know
- Company varies: two posts with friends, one with a spouse, one alone — and the solo diner had to order two portions.
- Only one post mentions waiting, and it went at an off hour and had the place to itself; we don't know about mealtimes.
- One August 2026 post found the hall warm, with the doors open and air conditioning running only in the private room.
- Opening hours come from one August 2026 post that copied them into its directions: 10am to 10pm, closed Mondays. No other post confirms them.
- The only phone number, 033-553-3096, comes from a single August 2026 post; nobody says whether reservations are taken.
- Two bloggers wrote up the same meal in several posts, so we counted each visit once (three posts for a trio of friends on 14 August 2026, two for a couple the same month). Five posts gave prices, but none totalled what a meal for two came to.
Sources (6)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 태백 야경명소ㅡ황지공원 황지연못.태백타워브릿지.황부자며느리.... 2026-08-28 · 내영혼이 따뜻했던 날들
- 태백 닭갈비 맛집 인삼닭갈비 현지인 추천받고 먹어본 태백물닭갈.... 2026-08-19 · 소중한 순간들
- 강원도 태백 여행 | 태백역 근처 물닭갈비 맛집 인삼닭갈비 2026-06-17 · 오늘도 엥겔지수 상한가 · via Daum
- 태백 황지동 인삼닭갈비 - 인적 드문 곳에 있어 현지인들만 간다는 .... 2026-04-01 · 요돼의 전국 레전드 맛집 리뷰
- 태백 인삼닭갈비 태백 물닭갈비 맛집 태백여행 중 식사한곳 2026-02-18 · 지구행성 고독한 탐사자 · via Daum
- 5월 2025-06-08 · 노파워블로그 · via Daum
Of 360 candidate posts we opened 76 and kept 6 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.